Imphal: A gunfight broke out between Manipur Police personnel and cadres of the Kangleipak Communist Party (People’s War Group), KCP-PWG, on Sunday. Security forces seized arms and ammunition and dismantled a suspected militant camp. The firing incident began around 4 am when 12 teams of Thoubal district police launched a search operation in the forested…
Imphal: Protesting against the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, people in thousands took to the streets in Muslim inhabited areas of Manipur on Sunday. The demonstrations were led by members of the Meitei Pangal community. They assembled at multiple Idgahs, holding placards and chanting slogans denouncing BJP policies. Protesters expressed dissatisfaction with political figures…
Imphal: Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (Cocomi) says it consciously declined to participate in the recent ‘orchestrated meeting between the so-called representatives of the Chin-Kuki-Mizo-Zomi-Hmar groups and the Meetei’, facilitated by officials of the ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi. Cocomi said it considers this ‘stage-managed spectacle is nothing but a strategic ploy to…
Imphal: In an incident linked to a land dispute, two Naga village leaders were allegedly abducted and allegedly assaulted by Kuki militants in Konsakhul village, Kangpokpi district, under the jurisdiction of Leimakhong Police station on Saturday. The incident occurred around 12:15 pm when a group of approximately 300 suspected Kuki individuals, reportedly armed, stormed Konsakhul,…
Imphal: Manipur Police on Friday arrested two UNLF(P) cadres allegedly for abducting an Imphal West resident. The arrested persons were Khundrakpam Rakesh Singh, alias Thomba, 30 and Khundrakpam Charles, 25, both residents of Nambol Phoijing Awang Leikai. Police said they were involved in the abduction of one Laitonjam Dilip Singh, 47, of Patsoi Part-4, Imphal West…
Imphal: Manipur government has taken up stringent measures to contain the outbreak and prevent further spread of Rabies in Churachandpur. A 33-year-old man, Joseph Lalhaulian Inn from New Zoveng, Churachandpur, died from rabies infection on Thursday night. Officials confirmed that at least three rabies-related cases have been treated at Churachandpur district hospital. In response, the…
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Imphal: Imagi Meira, a women body in Manipur, has lambasted Union Home minister Amit Shah for his statement on the need to impose President’s Rule (PR) in the state. Convenor of the women organisation, Th. Sujata argued that if PR was meant to control the crisis, it should have been imposed in 2023 immediately after…
Imphal: Union Home minister Amit Shah moved a statutory resolution in the Lok Sabha on Thursday for the approval of the imposition of President’s Rule in Manipur, which was adopted by the lower house. The House also expressed its respect, sympathy, and deep sorrow for those who lost their lives in the violence in Manipur….
Imphal: INS Tarkash, a frontline frigate of the Indian Navy operating under the Western Naval Command, has successfully intercepted and seized over 2500 kg of narcotics in the Western Indian Ocean. This operation underscores the Indian Navy’s unwavering commitment to combating maritime crime and bolstering regional security, said Defence ministry on Wednesday. Deployed in the…
